Power electronics and integration system for providing a common high current inverter for use with a traction inverter and an auxiliary inverter

A power electronics system for a powered system, the power electronics system comprising:

• an IGBT module, including at plurality of IGBTs as part of the IGBT module, electrically rated for use with a traction inverter in the powered system, wherein the IGBT module is electrically connected to an auxiliary inverter within the powered system which requires a different electrically rated IGBT module than the traction inverter;
• and
• a plurality of gate drives each singularly connected to a respective one of the plurality of IGBTs within the IGBT module;
• wherein all three phases of three-phase electrical power of the auxiliary inverter are associated with the IGBT module.

A power electronics system for using an IGBT module, electrically rated for use in a traction inverter used within a powered system, in an auxiliary inverter used within the powered system which requires a different electrically rated IGBT module than the traction inverter, the power electronics system comprising:

• an IGBT module, including a plurality of IGBTs as part of the IGBT module, electrically rated for use with the traction inverter;
• a plurality of gate drives each configured to singularly connect to a respective one of the plurality of IGBTs within the IGBT module;
• and
• wherein all three phases of three-phase electrical power of the auxiliary inverter are associated with the IGBT module.